The young man's family had emigrated from Belgium to Canada and then to a little town 15 miles south of Buffalo. When I was in my early teens, that young man became my best friend and he helped me when it came to passing my state Regents tests in French. When I finally got to where I could speak French to his mother in complete sentences, I was on top of the world. I remember the first time they invited me to dinner, because it was the first time I ever drank wine. The other thing I remember was that when we finished the meal, which I thought included somewhat dry but tender beef, they asked if I liked the "viande de cheval." By that time in my life, I absolutely loved...

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